Tool Room Technician

Orchid•Santa Ana, CA

1d•$22 - $28

About The Position

Orchid Orthopedic Solutions is world leading Medical Device Contract Design and Manufacturing company that offers a comprehensive portfolio of services for implants and instruments with significant experience in the joint reconstruction, spine, trauma, dental and sports medicine markets. This site focuses primarily on Swiss style turning for the trauma, spine and dental markets. We are also FDA registered and ISO 13485 certified. A career with Orchid provides training and growth opportunities, great benefits, including quarterly bonuses, insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid time off and employee engagement events. For more information, please click here. SHIFT SNA - Shift 1 ($0) (United States of America - California) A BRIEF OVERVIEW The Operations Technician, Tool Room is responsible for managing CNC tooling, and various machine equipment, maintaining associated CNC tooling/equipment inventory, getting quotes and placing orders for CNC tooling/equipment, providing support and guidance for CNC machinists, and continuously evaluating alternative tooling options for improved tool life and better pricing.

Requirements

High School Or Equivalent (Required)
Familiarity with CNC machining processes (mills, lathes, tooling types) (Required)
Quality Inspection Metrology Tools - Working Experience
Standard Operating Procedures - Working Experience
Manufacturing Safety - Working Experience
Active Learning - Basic Knowledge
Information Capture - Working Experience
Hand Dexterity - Extensive Experience
Time management - Working Experience
Data Entry - Basic Knowledge
Communication - Basic Knowledge
Blueprint Reading - Basic Knowledge
Accuracy and Attention to Detail - Working Experience
Problem Solving - Working Experience
Must be able to remain in a stationary position - Frequently
Must be able to move about the inside of the building - Constantly
Must be able to move equipment around the building - Occasionally
Must be able to ascend/descend stairs or ladders - Occasionally
Must be able to position oneself and move under/around/over equipment - Occasionally
Must be able to handle/adjust/inspect/position various items and equipment - Frequently
Must be able to communicate and exchange information with others - Constantly
Must be able to perform tasks that require repetitive handling/adjusting/inspecting/positioning of items and equipment - Frequently
Must be able to distinguish and detect information such as writing and defects - Frequently
Must be able to move equipment - Occasionally

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing Experience (Preferred)
3+ years of machining experience in a manufacturing environment (Preferred)
Quality Management - Basic Knowledge
Mathematical Ability - Basic Knowledge

Responsibilities

Issue tooling to CNC machinists ahead of machine setups by strategically reviewing the production schedule, receiving back unused tooling from CNC machinists, and place the unused tools back into the correct location to keep all tools organized.
Inspect tooling for wear, damage, or needed replacement.
Customize or rework tooling using manual grinders and other manual equipment or coordinate with internal resources and/or outside vendors as needed.
Maintain tool crib organization and cleanliness.
Maintain tooling inventory and work with outside vendors managing tooling vending machines.
Adjust tooling vending machines min/max and add/remove tools as needed to ensure the optimal tool quantity on hand.
Coordinate with Planning to ensure production plans are understood and tooling is prepared on time according to the production schedule to avoid machine downtime.
Coordinate with vendors and Purchasing for tooling/equipment quotes and orders.
Support Engineering and CNC programming in defining the best tooling for new products.
Support continuous improvement by reviewing the current tooling used on products and identifying potential better, longer lasting, or cheaper alternative tools.
Conduct and track tool life studies with CNC machinists to understand each tools expected life and determine if improvements or alternative tooling is needed.
Identify areas of opportunity and improvements and elevates to Supervisor.
Assist and train others as needed.
Print jobs and issue raw material
Pull components, carbide rod and burs that are issued to jobs.
Physically return steel back into inventory and M2M.
Receive and transfer tooling
Pull shipping supplies for the shipping room
Receive and inspect raw material
Check oil drums for levels and order more oil per Kanban cards and fill oil tanks as needed.
Unload and load freight trucks.
Box up material for heat treat.
Ship material using GTS online.
Cut and scrap bent bars, possibly non-conforming material.
Check gongs for chips
Scan in jobs for heat treat
Operate fork lift
Assist and train others as needed
Reinforces safety expectations.
Ensures safety operating practices are demonstrated.
Reports issues/concerns to Supervisor.
Support quality and compliance by adhering to all procedures, work instructions, and forms per the Quality Management Systems (QMS).
Completes all required training.